Lemuroidea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lemuroidea \Lem`u*roi"de*a\ (l[e^]m`[-u]*roi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl.
     [NL. See {Lemur}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye,
     and allied species. [Written also {Lemuroida}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lemuroidea
       n : Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in
           some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others
           considered a subdivision of Prosimii [syn: {suborder
           Lemuroidea}]